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The Weight of Water

By Anita Shreve

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| Mass Market Paperback | 9780316782500

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More than a century after someone murders two people on a small island off the coast of New Hampshire, a photographer comes to shoot a photo essay about the famous crime. As she investigates the bleak, isolated lives of the victims, she comes to identify with their spiritual loneliness. For her owContinue

More than a century after someone murders two people on a small island off the coast of New Hampshire, a photographer comes to shoot a photo essay about the famous crime. As she investigates the bleak, isolated lives of the victims, she comes to identify with their spiritual loneliness. For her own marriage is falling apart, crumbling into nights of heavy drinking and terrible silences.

Incited by the chaotic forces that blasted the island years ago, this modern woman is drawn inexorably toward the violence of the past, toward choices that will destroy all she has ever valued. With exquisitely stylish prose and arresting psychological insight, Anita Shreve captures one woman's journey into the farthest extremes of emotion.

"A stunning tale . . . . There is plenty for the reader to ponder and savor in this accomplished inquiry into the ravages of love." (Los Angeles Times)

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  • Anita Shreve - The Weight of Water

    Click the pic to buy the book. In March of 1873, two women were brutally murdered on an island off the New Hampshire coast. Though a suspect was tried and charged, the legend of what really happened on Smuttynose Island continues to this day. Jean is ... (read full critics)

    thebookhaven published on Fri, 10 Sep 2010

  • The Weight of Water

    In March of 1873, two women were brutally murdered on an island off the New Hampshire coast. Though a suspect was tried and charged, the legend of what really happened on Smuttynose Island continues to this day. Jean is a photojournalist tagged to ca ... (read full critics)

    thebookhaven published on Wed, 1 Sep 2010

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  • OK. Preoccupied novel, written from right inside a womans head and lots of sad bits.

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    Canda said on Feb 14, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • start reading the story, you want to reach the end of the story. The story will slow you down unconsciously and let you taste the last few pages, the weight of water and the nature of this natural thing.

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    Chchris said on Sep 7, 2007 | Add your feedback

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